Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजो मम सुतस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । तस्येयं दीयतां कन्या शिशुपालस्य भीष्मक

Transliteration

caturbhujo mama sutastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ | tasyeyaṃ dīyatāṃ kanyā śiśupālasya bhīṣmaka

Translation

আমার পুত্র চতুর্ভুজ এবং ত্রিলোকে প্রসিদ্ধ। অতএব হে ভীষ্মক, এই কন্যাকে তারই—শিশুপালকে—দান করা হোক।

Word by Word

• चतुर्भुजः: Caturbhuja (four-armed one)
• चतुर्भुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चत्वारः भुजाः यस्य सः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; pronoun

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक used with 'लोकेषु'

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• विश्रुतः: renowned
• विश्रुतः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) → विश्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective for 'चतुर्भुजः'

• तस्य: to him / for him (of him)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; pronoun

• इयम्: this (girl)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• दीयताम्: let (her) be given
• दीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'let her be given'

• कन्या: the maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; apposition to 'इयम्'

• शिशुपालस्य: of Śiśupāla
• शिशुपालस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• भीष्मक: O Bhīṣmaka
• भीष्मक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Damaghoṣa (to Bhīṣmaka)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Damaghoṣa speaks assertively, proclaiming his son Śiśupāla as four-armed and world-renowned; the court reacts with mixed surprise and tension after the divine voice.

Characters & Entities

• Damaghoṣa
• Bhīṣmaka
• Śiśupāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly prestige is invoked to justify alliances, yet the narrative highlights how humans interpret divine signs to serve their aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the focus is on dynastic marriage negotiations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act implied is kanyādāna (giving the maiden in marriage), but no rite is described.